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8:15 PM ET, January 23, 2015

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The Times of Israel:
Netanyahu ‘spat in our face,’ White House officials say  —  Incensed diplo-speak makes way for anger over PM's uncoordinated Congress address, as Washington promises premier will pay a price  —  The White House's outrage over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to speak before Congress in March …
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Haaretz:
Obama to Netanyahu: Stop pushing Congress toward new sanctions on Iran - Diplomacy and Defense  —  Obama, Biden and Kerry would shun Israeli prime minister during his visit to Washington on March; ‘Netanyahu spat in our face.  There will be a price,’ U.S. official says.
Noah Rothman / Hot Air:
Obama White House in meltdown over Netanyahu's proposed speech to Congress  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, once slandered by an unnamed White House official as a “chickens***,” does not seem so timid anymore.  The White House did not feel that it was especially necessary …
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
A Republic of Disrespect  —  America's partisan divisions spread …
New York Times:
Obama Not Planning to Meet With Israeli Premier
Shushannah Walshe / ABC News:
Sarah Palin on 2016: ‘Of Course’ She's Interested … Just before she heads to Iowa for the first major conservative showcase of the 2016 election cycle, Sarah Palin said “of course” she's interested in the 2016 presidential election.  —  “Yeah, I mean, of course, when you have a servant's heart …
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Alec MacGillis / Slate:
Republicans returned to their war on Obamacare on Thursday.  It didn't go well.  —  Now that Republicans are in control of both chambers of Congress, the push to slay Obamacare by a thousand cuts is officially underway.  But if the first stab is any indication, Republicans are going to need some sharper knives.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Politico:
GOP may abolish Supreme Court filibusters  —  The Senate move would expand on changes that Democrats made using the ‘nuclear option.’  —  Top Senate Republicans are considering gutting the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees — a move that could yield big rewards for whichever party controls the White House and Senate after 2016.
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Top Republican Senator Explains Why The Supreme Court Challenge To Obamacare Is Garbage
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Why Republicans can't stop talking about rape  —  Republicans were supposed to spend the anniversary of Roe v. Wade passing a bill to restrict abortion, but instead they found themselves this week entangled in another ugly intra-party fight over rape.  —  A bill to ban abortion access …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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Zach Noble / TheBlaze.com:
'I've Never Seen Anything Like It in My Entire Life': See Photos of the Massive Pro-Life March That Rocked D.C.  —  WASHINGTON — A massive wave of anti-abortion demonstrators hit the streets of the nation's capital Thursday for the 42nd annual March for Life.
Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Rape controversies return to haunt GOP
Discussion: CNN, Daily Kos, Taylor Marsh and Vox
Beenish Ahmed / ThinkProgress:
The Truth About How King Abdullah Treated Women, Including His Own Daughters  —  King Abdullah, 90, who died early Friday morning, is being hailed as a reformer, despite condoning human rights abuses and forwarding only very measured efforts to promote democracy in his oil-rich nation.
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Kevin Sullivan / Washington Post:
Salman is known for mediating Saudi royal disputes
New York Times:
King Abdullah, a Shrewd Force Who Reshaped Saudi Arabia, Dies at 90
Donald R. Winslow / NPPA:
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED LAYS OFF ALL STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS  —  The remaining six staff photographers at Sports Illustrated magazine were all laid off yesterday.  —  Staff photographers Robert Beck, Simon Bruty, Bill Frakes, David E. Klutho, John W. McDonough, and Al Tielemans were informed …
John Fund / National Review:
Wisconsin Stubborn  —  National polls show Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, and Chris Christie as the best-known Republicans preparing to run for president.  Their high name ID puts them in front of other challengers for now.  But the road to the GOP nomination runs through Iowa, New Hampshire …
Discussion: iotwreport.com and JSOnline
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Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
EXCLUSIVE: Marco Rubio Moves Toward 2016 Presidential Bid … Sen. Marco Rubio has begun taking concrete steps toward launching a presidential bid, asking his top advisors to prepare for a campaign, signing on a leading Republican fundraiser, and planning extensive travel to early-voting states in the coming weeks, ABC News has learned.
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Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
Rubio 2016 is Real, and It's Spectacular
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:
Governor: Legalizing pot was bad idea  —  Colorado's decision to legalize marijuana was a bad idea, the state's governor said Friday.  —  Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat who opposed the 2012 decision by voters to make pot legal, said the state still doesn't fully know what the unintended consequences of the move will be.
Discussion: VodkaPundit
New York Times:
A Scorsese Documentary on Bill Clinton Is Stalled  —  Martin Scorsese has tackled the mob, the Dalai Lama and the real-life Wolf of Wall Street.  —  But Mr. Scorsese appears to have met his match in Bill Clinton.  —  The filmmaker's partly finished documentary about Mr. Clinton …
Spiegel Online:
‘We Were Arrogant’:  —  Dean Baquet, executive editor of the New York Times, is unusually self-critical.  In an interview, he admits that it pained him to see Edward Snowden give his story to others and explains why his paper chose not to run Charlie Hebdo caricatures of Muhammad.
Beth Reinhard / Wall Street Journal:
Jeb Bush Gives Potential Big Donors a Price List  —  As he lines up support for a likely presidential bid, Republican Jeb Bush is offering donors the chance to join his “national executive committee” - if they raise $500,000 by March 31.  —  A pledge form for Mr. Bush's newly formed Right …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Bush and Romney in ‘Gentlemanly’ Meeting
Landon Haaf / WFAA-TV:
Cowboys fan sues NFL for $88 billion over reversed call  —  “Dean Blandino, Gene Steratore, and Roger Goodell are wrong and have stolen a victory from the plaintiffs,” Hendrix said in the handwritten lawsuit.  —  CONNECT  —  A man incarcerated in a Colorado correctional facility filed …
National Journal:
“When you combine unlimited contributions with secrecy, you are dealing with the most dangerous kind of corrupting money."  —  The current flurry of undisclosed activity—already totaling in the millions—could prove only a prelude.  Many expect every major 2016 candidate to eventually …
Kim Severson / New York Times:
Modern Farmer Ceases Publication  —  Modern Farmer, the 100,000-circulation quarterly and website that tried to link effete urban farmers' market culture with the practicalities of actual farming, ceased publication Friday, as the last of the paid editorial staff members walked out its doors.
 
 
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Emily Cahn / Roll Call:
Renee Ellmers May Face Primary Challenge
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and RedState
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Steve King, Ted Cruz Unveil Bill To Revoke US Citizenship Of Terrorist Affiliates
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Rick Rojas / New York Times:
U.S. Judge Says ‘Dreamers’ Can Keep Driver's Licenses
Discussion: Daily Kos and Rush Limbaugh
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Fox Rips Into University For Course Titled ‘The Problem Of Whiteness’ (VIDEO)
Discussion: Mediaite
Serena Dai / DNAinfo New York:
Teen Arrested After Using Gun Emojis in Threats to Kill Police
Luis Martinez / ABC News:
Army Report Finds No Warning Signs That Triggered 2014 Fort Hood Shooting
Discussion: Politico
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Kerry on Rejecting ‘Islamic Extremism’ Label: We Can't ‘Blame Muslims Collectively’
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Bob Cull / Americans Against the Tea Party:
Caught on Video: San Francisco Cop Tries to Push Man in Wheelchair into Street
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Michael Brown's Family Might File Suit Against Darren Wilson
Discussion: Raw Story and BizPac Review
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
What You Missed If You Didn't Watch  —  Five insights into Obama, none of them flattering.
Emily Atkin / ThinkProgress:
Senate Sets Final Vote For Keystone XL After Long, Tense Night Of Amendment Voting
Discussion: The Hill, Daily Kos and Politico
Christina Hoff Sommers / The Daily Beast:
The Media Is Making College Rape Culture Worse
Discussion: Hit & Run
Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Will Kasich's Balanced Budget Tour Lead Him to White House?
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Tracy Walsh / Talking Points Memo:
Glenn Beck To Pope Francis: I Need To Teach You About Capitalism
 

 
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